Director of Financial Crimes - AML

At this stage, you won’t inherit a team—you’ll build one. In the near term, your focus will be on developing and executing the core processes around transaction monitoring, alert clearing, investigations, and SAR filing. Over time, you’ll play a strategic role in hiring and scaling a high-performing Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to support our growing platform.

We’re looking for a self-starter who understands both the regulatory expectations and operational realities of financial crimes risk in crypto—and is excited to be both the architect and the executor of this critical function.

• Own the end-to-end financial crimes operations, including transaction monitoring, alert clearing, case investigations, and SAR filings.

• Design and implement workflows and procedures for identifying, investigating, and escalating suspicious activity.

• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in existing tools and processes, and work cross-functionally to improve them.

• Collaborate with engineering, product, and legal teams to ensure compliance controls are built into new systems and features from the start.

• Act as the primary subject matter expert on financial crimes risks, providing guidance and insight across the business.

• Lay the groundwork for a scalable FIU, including developing playbooks, success metrics, and long-term resourcing plans.

• Stay ahead of regulatory developments in the crypto space and adjust internal practices accordingly.

• 4–6 years of relevant experience in financial crimes compliance, BSA/AML, or related areas, ideally with exposure to crypto, fintech, or high-growth startups.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex, cross-functional projects with minimal supervision.

• Experience with resolving alerts, creating and refining processes, transaction monitoring systems, alert review, and SAR drafting.

• A strong understanding of U.S. AML and sanctions laws and regulatory expectations, with the ability to apply them in a fast-moving crypto context.

• A “builder” mindset—comfortable operating an evolving playbook, setting priorities, and adapting as you go.

• Clear, concise communication skills and a track record of translating risk into actionable business decisions.

• CAMS, CFE, or other relevant certification.

• Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs).

• Experience preparing for regulatory exams or responding to inquiries.

• Exposure to global compliance frameworks.